Gaining weigh-ins!!

Let's all post with putting our gaining weigh ins and stats!

What are you doing to gain?? How much have you gained?? And what is your goal??

I am 5'7 and currently 118-122. My lowest was 94 so you do the math!!!

My nutritionist says that 130ish is where I should be..anyone else?

OK, IM GOING TO START LOGGINF MY WEIGHT WEEKLY.

up 1.5 from last week-is that ok?

HT-5'3.75

last week 93.5

this week 95

LW- 87

HW-155

goal-health

I think your goal of health is terrific. Much better than some "magic" number. One and a half pounds seems like a reasonable amount. I know hard you have been working. Even though it probably feels pretty crummy right now, in the long run you WILL be glad you took the steps to achieve health.

Weighed again today and I'm up 2 lbs from last week! I know this IS a good thing but I'm having a really hard time convincing myself right now.

currently 113. I'm fine with that weight but now I'm terrified that I won't be able to stop eating. I eat compulsively, all the time, I'm used to making high cal choices and I like them now, I even eat in the middle of the night to get in more calories! So now what? I don't think I need to be so desperate to gain anymore since obviously the weight is coming on just fine. I told myself I'd evaluate how I felt at 115 and slow it down from there since I only weighed 120 before ED but was really really athletic, so I'd like to build muscle in order to get there, not just continue stuffing fat down to reach it.

Other than the distribution I'm ok with my appearance, I don't look sick, just a little bit thinner than I used to be, i just want the weight from my middle to shift downward ...and maybe upward ;) and as I said in another thread, my mom was barely 105 until after having her 3rd child, so maybe genetically this is ok for me? Do you guys think I can maybe start to lay off the hard gaining and normalize a little? And also, how do you do that??

GIBBIT-hey!  so perhaps you and me both are going through the post ED weigh in blues.  lets evaluate this, b4 the ED you were at a certain weight, you were also younger.  youre now a bit older, more developed, what were you doing to maintain that low weight?  is it something that you think you can realistically sustain in your busy life now and in the future?  also, youre really tall!  thats great!  113 and 120 is stil very very slight for that height.  yes your mother was a certain weight but she has diff genetics than you too, what was she doing to maintain that weight?  maybe it wasnt super healthy, you dont know rt.  i would suggest you continue to gain a bit more.  ED recoveres often need to be in the middle of the bmi range to stay recovered.  think about your health, what you can maintain n the future, see how you feel tomm, good luck!

gibbit, hmmm...if I remember correctly, you're 5'8, right?  If so, that's the same height as I am and even when I got up to 120 pounds, I was still waaay too thin for my body type.  I am now 131 lbs & think I look fantastic, but what is more important is that I'm a lot healthier & happier than I ever did during my eating disorder days.  Personally, I think you should continue with your calorie intake until you stabilize at 120 lbs and then go from there.  Like I said, even 120 lbs is still underweight for a woman who is 5'8--the healthy weight range is around 132 to 150, so that is something to think about.  I know it's scary & frustrating, but you're doing so well--just keep pushing forward.

P.S.  I hope you don't mind me replying to your post--I'm normally in the Health & Support forum, but this one caught my attention. 

Thanks guys, I don't mind at all, I need some advice on this. I am 5'8, but I'm also really small. This all started last year when I was 21, I'm now 22 so I was basically done growing/ maturing. I've always been at a comfortable 120 which looked good on me since I do have such a small frame I was able to actually have some curves on my body at that weight too. I didn't really think about what I had to do to maintain that at the time, I just naturally did. I enjoyed bike riding once in a while and I did brazilian martial arts so I'd have that practice 1 or 2 times a week. Ate whatever I wanted, and that was it. I'm built very similarly to my mom except she's 5'6 and never exercises at all, but she does eat well too. Not always on my schedule as I've complained before, but she does enjoy her food.

I'm hoping that if I can go back to normal, start toning up and stop worrying about food I can stabilize again around 120 without much effort as I always had in the past. I'm just really concerned that I've developed terrible habits (ie laying on the couch all day with a jar of pb :X)

I have an appointment with my dr tomorrow...going to ask her to tell me my weight for the first time in three weeks after eating 2.500 calories a day oh buggery bloody bolllocksing hell this sucks PENGUINS!

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hey gibbit.  I think the human body is a pretty remarkably flexible thing, and I think that you will be able to maintain your weight.  If you really think about it, really really, everyone has days when they sit on the sofa and eat snacks, and if you have a way of incorporating your exerciseinto your daily routine, like your martial arts, that's perfect.  When I was non-crazy Theo I used to eat normally, healthy and junk, and cycled into college everyday, and that about saw me through.  I think maybe you should consider that you had a pretty healthy lifestyle before, so your body should be able to bounce back pretty easily.  Maybe if you wanted to you could try to stabilise for a few weeks, see if your weight stabilises for itself, figure out how you feel in your new skin and take it from there?  

But it's not just the body that needs care and attention its you as well...maybe you could take a few days for yourself somewhere to give yourself attention, and work out how you feel about yourself?  From everything you've written I think you're definitely one of the cool kids, so you've got your head screwed on - I'm sure you've thought of this all already.

Many many uber super giant hugs

I have an appointment with my dr tomorrow...going to ask her to tell me my weight for the first time in three weeks after eating 2.500 calories a day oh buggery bloody bolllocksing hell this sucks PENGUINS!

ahem:

hey gibbit.  I think the human body is a pretty remarkably flexible thing, and I think that you will be able to maintain your weight.  If you really think about it, really really, everyone has days when they sit on the sofa and eat snacks, and if you have a way of incorporating your exerciseinto your daily routine, like your martial arts, that's perfect.  When I was non-crazy Theo I used to eat normally, healthy and junk, and cycled into college everyday, and that about saw me through.  I think maybe you should consider that you had a pretty healthy lifestyle before, so your body should be able to bounce back pretty easily.  Maybe if you wanted to you could try to stabilise for a few weeks, see if your weight stabilises for itself, figure out how you feel in your new skin and take it from there?  

But it's not just the body that needs care and attention its you as well...maybe you could take a few days for yourself somewhere to give yourself attention, and work out how you feel about yourself?  From everything you've written I think you're definitely one of the cool kids, so you've got your head screwed on - I'm sure you've thought of this all already.

Many many uber super giant hugs

hi everyone

HT-5'3.75

2 wks ago 93.5

last week 95

this week ~96

hey kids! i just got weighed for the first time in a month (was at 110). 

now I'm at 112! At around 5'8, so I'm getting there!!! Keep up the gaining, everyone! 

Congratulations on your weigh in.  I am also 5'8" and was just wondering what weight your doctors or dietician are telling you your goal weight should be. I was also wondering how long they are telling you it will take to get to your goal weight. 

Thanks! I was always around 117-120, so I've always been on the 'thin' side but that was my weight before I knew about calories and all that annoying mess. The doc wants me to get to around 120 at least to have some 'breathing room' as he called it. As for time, he didn't give me a set date. Recently I guess I've been gaining about .5 pounds a week which is fine with me. I'm shooting for that or a pound a week but it really depends. As long as I'm on the right track! Did your doctor/dietician give you a goal weight? Good luck!

Tori you're my twin! congrats on the gain! I'm 5'8 too. I'm around 113 now but decided not to weigh this week. Before this I was always between 117 and 120 also so I think I should stabilize around there too.

I'm still working on the gaining but am mostly trying to not worry about food anymore. I'm out of the dangerous weight zone and not too far from my goal, so I think if I continue with healthy habits my body will reach a healthy weight. My problem is that I turned weight gain into an ed thing too, bingeing, compulsive eating, I thought about food constantly and still get very irritated if I can't eat every 2 hours. I would also get paranoid if I thought I had gotten too much exercise, hadn't gotten enough protein or fats, etc, etc... See what I mean? I'm getting so much better, so I'm working on not being compulsive in any areas of my life.

'Ey up kids.

Oooook....I have my weigh in tomorrow chez my lovely doctor's.....it's going to be the first proper time, you see, I have been eating 3.000 cals a day for about four weeks now, the first week it went down, then it went back to what it was before, then it maintained, so now I'm guessing this will be the first week I actually gain weight properly, and I'm guessing a kilo, and I'm freaking out...I know that's a good thing but I'm having a hard time convincing myself of it.  Ooooooh some food's gonna get thrown around tonight!  Wish me luck!

14 yrs 5/3

Lowest (2 weeks ago) : 88pounds

Current : 100pounds

Goal : 110pounds

Yays i halfway there after two weeks, god im a pretty hard gainer arnt i? this is a bit too fast, but i have been reassured its water weight, we'll see....

to gain? well i eat 3000-4000 cals at least im trying to avoid counting, as apart of recovering the obsession. i eat large meals then after dinner i eat tonns of nuts, custard, yoghurt, PB and chocolate :P

HOLBEE-congratulations!!  fantastic!

so proud of you! hey, would you mind posting your meal plan some time in the "what did you eat thread". you are great motivation, keep it up!

omg thankyou! your more than welcome.

sure i'll post :) ive eaten less today so ill mention that.....

im currently like 101-102 so...yays!

ULTIMATE SMILEY FACE :) im now 104 pounds.....16 pounds in two weeks!!!! cause im eating rapidly, like more than a greedy obese man the water weight is like clinging wit no sign of subsiding, its still pretty early to say. is it bad if i carry over water weight into a healthy weiht/lifestyle???

hieght: 5'4" tall...

cw: 96 lbs. as of this morning, up 3 lbs. from last friday?! kinda freaked out but oh well lol

lw: 70 lbs. eeesh scary stuff with heart failure/electrolytes giving out... never want to go back!

gw: 105-108 lbs.

meal plan: SEDENTARY :( i miss dance and running, but can have them back once my goal weight is achieved!

im using the maudsley method, so im required to eat whatever my parents give me, they feed me on instinct i guess, but in gaining quantities. lots of lipids and simple carbs are the basis of my diet, which is difficult- but its only temporary. its such a treat to have a nice veggie, whole grain, or juicy piece of fruit! i do get some protein namely from eggs, red meat, and full fat dairy. not a fun diet, but its what i need :/

JULZ-good job realizing what will help ypu and letting your parents help you become healthier!  youve helped me a lot in the past and i hope everything works out well! 

i increased from 2000 to 2500 about 5 days ago but im not going to weigh myself for 2 weeks, but im the same height as you and was about 97 1 week ago, i deff feel like im already at 120 but who knows, i think ill stay at 2500 for the 2 week period.

eek, enough about me-best of luck, youre deff 3lbs closer to being done w this! yay!